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we have heard vague threats about personal sanctions by washington and the e.u. regional experts here tell us with russia now watching yanokovich's back. the sanctions would be little more than pinpricks. >> a very volatile situation we will be watching very closely. jim maceda, thank you >>> a newly released government report is raising the stakes in the debate over a federal minimum wage hike. the senate is set to consider a bill that would raise the federal minimum wage to $10.10. that might cost 500,000 people their jobs. the white house claims those estimates may be too. the report also says a hike would increase earnings for more than 16,000 people. >>> violent crime said there was a 5.4% reduction compared to the same period in 2012. under a new broader definition this year, rapes showed an increase from 2012. using the previous definition, rapes were down more than 10%. >>> it is day 12 of the olympic winter games in sochi with eight gold medals up for grabs after a slushy day on the slopes. the netherlandings and the u.s. have the most medals. 20 each. g
we have heard vague threats about personal sanctions by washington and the e.u. regional experts here tell us with russia now watching yanokovich's back. the sanctions would be little more than pinpricks. >> a very volatile situation we will be watching very closely. jim maceda, thank you >>> a newly released government report is raising the stakes in the debate over a federal minimum wage hike. the senate is set to consider a bill that would raise the federal minimum wage to...
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washington's john wall leaping over someone's shoulder, pump reverse. it is in. >> i can watch that all day, veronica. >> mizu was showing some respect for michael sand during halfway of the missouri/tennessee basketball game. more interesting, students ban together forming a human wall to block members of the baptist church who were protesting outside of the arena because of sands announcement. >>> check this out, richard, it zips, but became. >> what is that? >> it doesn't really fit. >> what is this? >> this is canadian bobsledder who tweeted his uniform and trouble. he writes get this #powerbelly. i think it should have been #one too many moll sons. >> broken zipper. bellybutton front and center, right? >> crazy. >> i'm glad you didn't talk about the michigan/wisconsin game. >> stayed away from that. >>> just ahead, we'll tell you who the big winners why at last night's british version of oscars and where we pay the highest rent. here's a hint, not new york, not l.a. ...so you say men are superior drivers? yeah? then how'd i get this... [ voice of d
washington's john wall leaping over someone's shoulder, pump reverse. it is in. >> i can watch that all day, veronica. >> mizu was showing some respect for michael sand during halfway of the missouri/tennessee basketball game. more interesting, students ban together forming a human wall to block members of the baptist church who were protesting outside of the arena because of sands announcement. >>> check this out, richard, it zips, but became. >> what is that?...
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. >>> washington post reporter in washington for a look at politics. >> hi, veronica. >> let's start with what everybody's talking about this morning, the super bowl. and the president's interview with bill o'reilly. what were your thoughts on the interview? >> well, the game was such a blowout, i thought the pregame interview was a bit more combative and competitive. the white house was probably, you know, prepared for these kind of questions. the president's been answering them and the white house for a long time. you saw some of the president's frustration of being asked the questions. he continued to sort of say, hey, you know, this is the health care rollout was a problem, but hey, we're trying to fix it. and with benghazi, he said, look, it's fox news that keeps bringing this up. there's been plenty of hearings on this and we're comfortable where we are. i think the president's trying to get by. bill o'reilly was making the point, we're going to keep pressing you on this. it's going to continue to be an issue. >> all right. let's go ahead and get to chris christie and the lates
. >>> washington post reporter in washington for a look at politics. >> hi, veronica. >> let's start with what everybody's talking about this morning, the super bowl. and the president's interview with bill o'reilly. what were your thoughts on the interview? >> well, the game was such a blowout, i thought the pregame interview was a bit more combative and competitive. the white house was probably, you know, prepared for these kind of questions. the president's been...
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tracie potts is live in washington. good morning. i hear a e vote could come as soon as wednesday. >> this is a big if because of the tension that you just mentioned within the party. there was a conference yesterday. and the leadership put this idea on the table. let's extend the debt ceiling so we can borrow more money and pay off the bills at the end of february. the tradesoff for that would be rolling back the cut in pay for military retirees and their pensions. to pay for that, they want to extend cuts that already had been built into the budget from the sequester earlier this year. it three quarters of the republican party according to those inside that room are against the plan. the leadership is pushing it trying to get it up for a vote as early as wednesday but that's still up in the air. >> thank you. >>> wo weeks after a few inches of snow and ice brought atlanta to a halt, state officials are doing their best to stay ahead of the storm. schools are closed today and tomorrow. workers are told to stay home. the governor dec
tracie potts is live in washington. good morning. i hear a e vote could come as soon as wednesday. >> this is a big if because of the tension that you just mentioned within the party. there was a conference yesterday. and the leadership put this idea on the table. let's extend the debt ceiling so we can borrow more money and pay off the bills at the end of february. the tradesoff for that would be rolling back the cut in pay for military retirees and their pensions. to pay for that, they...
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our first look at politics, washington post reporter, david nakamura. good morning to you, david. "the new york times" called them the pre-world war ii lemps thvet would be below those levels. the army says 130,000 lower than post 9/11 peaks. will this keep us ready? >> that's the question. this is the first chance we get to see of secretary hagel's vision. the reason president obama picked him as defense secretary. they share the idea as the wars are winding down, afghanistan and iraq, not only does the army need to get smaller but the military has to get leaner and sort of change its mission, not have the long, extended ground campaigns, occupations but be able to defend the country and the nature of changing threats but be more lean and agile going forward. this is going to the part where the u.s. needs to get its debt spending under control. >> yeah. >> this is a way to do that that won't be easy. >> david, just some of the items that are being reported out of that article as mentioning, one, your salary freezes for general and flag officers. military pay at a 1% rise. they're
our first look at politics, washington post reporter, david nakamura. good morning to you, david. "the new york times" called them the pre-world war ii lemps thvet would be below those levels. the army says 130,000 lower than post 9/11 peaks. will this keep us ready? >> that's the question. this is the first chance we get to see of secretary hagel's vision. the reason president obama picked him as defense secretary. they share the idea as the wars are winding down, afghanistan...
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john kerry dropped a ceremonial puck before last night's game between the washington capitals and winnipeg jets. he was joined on the ice by players for both teams who will compete in the olympics. >>> coming up on sunday on "meet the press." cbo report has sparked a contentious debate. chuck schumer and rob portman will battle it out with david gregory. >>> kevin joins me for our first look at politics on this friday. happy friday. >> happy friday, kevin. thanks for having me. >> absolutely. it was just down to two votes. the senate failed by two votes to extend long-term unemployment benefits. that is just devastating for the 1.7 million americans affected. is this more ammunition for democrats to say once again, republicans are ignoring people who are out of work? >> 60% of americans wanted the unemployment benefits extended. this comes down to this fight between republicans and democrats about whether or not they would have amendments filed on this legislation. republicans say that they would like to see some more benefits extended for retirees in the military community and that they h
john kerry dropped a ceremonial puck before last night's game between the washington capitals and winnipeg jets. he was joined on the ice by players for both teams who will compete in the olympics. >>> coming up on sunday on "meet the press." cbo report has sparked a contentious debate. chuck schumer and rob portman will battle it out with david gregory. >>> kevin joins me for our first look at politics on this friday. happy friday. >> happy friday, kevin....
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it's thursday, that means bob franken joins me from washington. all smiles as well, bob, today? >> yes. i was thinking about hillary clinton pointing out that she hasn't drive an car since the '90s. >> that's true. she did say that. let's talk about the president for a second. president obama reportedly told a group of senate democrats that he knows he's not popular in some states, so he wouldn't be offended if he wasn't invited to visit during midterms. what does that say about obama and what is at stake in the midterms? >> first of all, i think about the only democrat who would welcome him is maybe clay aiken. but -- who, by the way, i should point out some of the people who know about these things, one of them said he has not a chance of getting elected. >> really? >> yeah. but it's a good story. as for this president, he's gotten to the point in his presidency where he's quite red hot controversial, and he's being honest to the democrats when he says, look, i can probably help you out most by staying out of your state. >> he's being honest, and some of them are being honest
it's thursday, that means bob franken joins me from washington. all smiles as well, bob, today? >> yes. i was thinking about hillary clinton pointing out that she hasn't drive an car since the '90s. >> that's true. she did say that. let's talk about the president for a second. president obama reportedly told a group of senate democrats that he knows he's not popular in some states, so he wouldn't be offended if he wasn't invited to visit during midterms. what does that say about...
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she was in washington. second of all, it took time for her to become apparent that just about everybody outside the arizona legislature was opposed to the bill and the reality was there that a lot of businesses were going to pull their business from arizona. somebody suggested by the way that maybe that restaurants in arizona would be justified if they refuse service or allowed entry to any members of the arizona legislature. >> i saw some of those signs. other states like missouri, georgia, kansas, and others are just considering similar bills. so what does outcry in arizona actually affect the outcome in these other states, perhaps? >> well, actually, what we're seeing is that some of those states are beginning to back off just a little bit, probably for the same reason which is to say that it could hit them very, very hard in the pocketbook which is not something you want to do in the economy. kansas is backing off a little bit. ohio is backing off a little bit. besides which you have all these rulings o
she was in washington. second of all, it took time for her to become apparent that just about everybody outside the arizona legislature was opposed to the bill and the reality was there that a lot of businesses were going to pull their business from arizona. somebody suggested by the way that maybe that restaurants in arizona would be justified if they refuse service or allowed entry to any members of the arizona legislature. >> i saw some of those signs. other states like missouri,...
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. >>> stories making news this morning, ahead of his visit to washington this week, francois hollande, the piece talked about the lines between france and the u.s. and food production across africa. >>> more than 3,000 birds were rescue friday a cockfighting ring dubbed operation angry birds. it led to the arrest of more than 70 people, some of whom will face felony charges carrying four years in jail. >>> spectators at the copenhagen zoo when officials decided to kill a 2-year-old giraffe and then feed him to the lions. other zoos in the area offered to take in the giraffe. copenhagen zoo officials said the giraffe had to be killed because his genes were already well represented and didn't want to encourage inbreeding. >>> u.s. justice department announced it will expand the rights of same-sex married couples. >>> rubber shoes and subway sandwich bread now also known to be found in other fast food bread including mcdonald's. a mcdonald's spokeswoman said the chemical is commonly used in the baked goods industry and is approved by the fda. >>> white house sitting on 300 invitation inv
. >>> stories making news this morning, ahead of his visit to washington this week, francois hollande, the piece talked about the lines between france and the u.s. and food production across africa. >>> more than 3,000 birds were rescue friday a cockfighting ring dubbed operation angry birds. it led to the arrest of more than 70 people, some of whom will face felony charges carrying four years in jail. >>> spectators at the copenhagen zoo when officials decided to...
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. >>> political reporter kevin sir rilly joins me from washington. good morning, happy friday. >> reporter: happy friday, betty. thanks for having me. >> we're going to get to that skit. first of all, i want to talk about money. retail chain the gap is raising its own minimum wage to $10 an hour impacting 65,000 employees. is this big business proof that the president's push to raise the minimum wij is good for the economy? >> reporter: i think that it's resonating with retailers such as gab as you mentioned, and i think that it's really good news for the administration that those executive orders that the president mentioned in his state of the union address are now reverberating through the business community. but it comes during a week where the nonpartisan congressional budget office found that actually if the obama proposal to increase minimum wage would decrease jobs over the next couple of years by 500,000 workers but doesn't really matter when you look at organizations like gap which are following the president's lead and doing this and raisi
. >>> political reporter kevin sir rilly joins me from washington. good morning, happy friday. >> reporter: happy friday, betty. thanks for having me. >> we're going to get to that skit. first of all, i want to talk about money. retail chain the gap is raising its own minimum wage to $10 an hour impacting 65,000 employees. is this big business proof that the president's push to raise the minimum wij is good for the economy? >> reporter: i think that it's resonating...
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kentucky, west virginia, and washington, d.c. to baltimore areas. now towards philadelphia. behind that is just a bitterly cold air. people in the east coast are complaining, imagine what they are feeling in the northern plains. minus 26 windchill in minneapolis. that's brutal. the good news is we have a storm coming today and friday for the west coast. two to three inches of rain in the desperately dry california all through the state for the most part. then that storm unfortunely does have to come east. our computers are hinting that a possible snowstorm as we go through the weekend most likely sunday, monday, tuesday. that area of white and pink from the ohio valley through the northeast. the areas that have been hit hardst by snow look to get more this upcoming weekend. >> we just have to chuckle, it's so sad. thank you, bill. >>> police including the chief are busted in a car theft ring. >>> plus did the prime minister of turkey tell his son to hide money from authorities? that's next. what if you could shrink your pores just by washing your face? [ female announcer ] n
kentucky, west virginia, and washington, d.c. to baltimore areas. now towards philadelphia. behind that is just a bitterly cold air. people in the east coast are complaining, imagine what they are feeling in the northern plains. minus 26 windchill in minneapolis. that's brutal. the good news is we have a storm coming today and friday for the west coast. two to three inches of rain in the desperately dry california all through the state for the most part. then that storm unfortunely does have to...
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. >>> ed o'keefe with the washington post, nice to see you, sir. >> great to be with you. take care. >>> coming up, bill karins and richard lui join us for first buzz including new evidence that the infamous twin toilets in sochi may not be such a strange occurrence. it's all next. ♪ make every day, her day with a full menu of appetizers and entrées crafted with care and designed to delight. fancy feast. love served daily. [ ding ] i sense you've overpacked, your stomach. try pepto to-go. it's pepto-bismol that fits in your pocket. relief can be yours, but your peanuts... are mine. [ squirrel ] it's pepto to-go. i can't believe your mom has a mom cave! today i have new campbell's chunky spicy chicken quesadilla soup. she gives me chunky before every game. i'm very souperstitious. haha, that's a good one! haha! [ male announcer ] campbell's chunky soup. it fills you up right. if you have a business idea, we have a personalized legal solution that's right for you. with easy step-by-step guidance, we're here to help you turn your dream into a reality. start your business t
. >>> ed o'keefe with the washington post, nice to see you, sir. >> great to be with you. take care. >>> coming up, bill karins and richard lui join us for first buzz including new evidence that the infamous twin toilets in sochi may not be such a strange occurrence. it's all next. ♪ make every day, her day with a full menu of appetizers and entrées crafted with care and designed to delight. fancy feast. love served daily. [ ding ] i sense you've overpacked, your...
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governor chris christie has just about had it with questions related to the lane closures on the george washington bridge. when asked recently about the activities of his staff, first he responded "what do you do, grab them by the ankles and shake them upside down until emails fall out of their pockets?" on a related note the audio of the 911 calls from the september bridge gridlock is set to be released this morning. >>> how many politicians who pledge to donate their salary to charity during the government shutdown actually kept their word? at least 116 of the 244 lawmakers who pledged have donated almost $500,000 to charity and government accounts, so i kind of guess 47% isn't too bad for a bunch of politicians. hmm? >>> president obama and vice president biden took part in the first lady's let's move campaign by taking a lap around the white house. >> mr. president, ready to move? >> absolutely. let's do this thing. let's move. ♪ >> after a good workout, got to pick up. otherwise we're going to be in trouble. >> same time next week? >> same time next week. >> all right. >> we'll see about th
governor chris christie has just about had it with questions related to the lane closures on the george washington bridge. when asked recently about the activities of his staff, first he responded "what do you do, grab them by the ankles and shake them upside down until emails fall out of their pockets?" on a related note the audio of the 911 calls from the september bridge gridlock is set to be released this morning. >>> how many politicians who pledge to donate their salary...
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tracie potts is live in washington, d.c. where the federal government is actually closed today. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. schools are closed and states of emergency declared yesterday because they knew this was going to be a big one. a lot of snow in georgia is moving up our way. we understand they are now getting that sleet and wintry mix that we are expecting later today. the snow caused a lot of problems in the carolinas. roads essentially shutdown. lots of people stuck on the roads and many did stay inside but some major backups, especially around the charlotte area and in raleigh. power is still a huge problem down south. as this morning, more people are getting their power on, but still 500,000 without power. we haven't started to see that issue as much up here yet. the snow is still falling. we got about 5 inches overnight and expecting 2, 3, 4 more inches today, plus that sleet and rain. then more snow this evening. betty? >> looks like it's going to get worse before it gets better out there. we have seen this before. thank you so much. >>> bill karins is
tracie potts is live in washington, d.c. where the federal government is actually closed today. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. schools are closed and states of emergency declared yesterday because they knew this was going to be a big one. a lot of snow in georgia is moving up our way. we understand they are now getting that sleet and wintry mix that we are expecting later today. the snow caused a lot of problems in the carolinas. roads essentially shutdown. lots of people stuck...